Pad foe water closets



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

K. .HOEFELMAYR.

PAD FOR WATER GLOSETS.

No. 542,706. Patented July 16, 1895.

W117; M6 08: lrwrantww 4 WW 5 W.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

K. HOEFELMAYR. PAD FOR WATER GLOSETS No. 542,706. Patented July 16, 1895.

fnrVenior':

Min es:

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KARL HOEFELMAYR, OF MUNICH, GERMANY.

PAD FOR- WATER-CLOSETS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 542,706, dated July 16, 1895.

Application filed September 11, 1894 Serial No. 522.684. (No model.) i

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, KARL HOEFELMAYR, of Munich, Bavaria, Germany, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Pads for WaterOlosets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a pad adapted to fit the seat of a water-closet, and composed of a set of detachable sheets, so that the surface may be readily renewed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a closet provided with my improved pad. Fig. 2 is a plan thereof; and Fig. 3, a section on line 3 3, Fig. 2.

The letterA represents the seat of a closet, and c is a pad composed of a set of detachable sheets adapted to be placed upon the seat.

The sheets constituting the pad are formed of paper or textile fabric and may be saturated with an antiseptic or waterproof solution. They are provided with a central opening a,iwhich corresponds to the opening of the seat A. The forward edge I) of the pad is turned down over the edge of seat A, while at its center it is provided with the downwardlyturned flange a to protect the occupant from direct contact with the seat. I

The pad is held to the seat A by' the flanges a b and is provided with a back rail d, which is secured to'the seat by clasps d,

In use the top sheet of the pad is removed before the closet is occupied, and thus a fresh surface is always exposed. In this way clean- 

